I... suppose it would? Though I was hoping to spend most of the evening with you...

[A hatching would all too likely be abruptly followed by a panicky "what do I feed it and how often and how". He's not ready to be a daddy yet.]

As for animal mages, I'm concerned about showing the egg to strangers. The fellow who handed it over was guarding the pair so desperately I expect they may quite special...

[Which means, somewhere, there is probably a market for them.]